acclimate
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He had yet to acclimate to his new neighborhood when he was arrested last year in a misunderstanding with the police.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026
There is a lot of turnover, because new hires who don’t acclimate don’t last long.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
Once we move to the “Mother” sequence, we’ve started to acclimate to the movie’s discomfiting rhythms — which is good considering that, if anything, Timothea and Lilith’s relationship with their mom is even frostier.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
It’s just about maintaining visible resistance so people don’t slowly acclimate to this new environment.
From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025
If I help him, I could end up riding the pine this season, and if I don’t help Boy21 acclimate to Bellmont, I’d be disobeying Coach for the first time in my life.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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